Important Fall 2008 Alexander McQueen Runway Dress Look 40 Silk Chiffon Dress designer-mary-quant This is a lovely example

This is a lovely example of the textiles being produced during this time period

The cut of the black silk dress is long and lean and the fine silk used gives the dress a nice lightness and refinement

A hook & eye sits at the top of the neck so you can wear it closed so it forms a keyhole or open

Shoulder pads loosely tacked in that could easily be removed

It skims from there over the waist and hips

Important Fall 2008 Alexander McQueen Runway Dress Look 40 Silk Chiffon Dress designer-mary-quant This is a lovely exampleThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of the Fall 2008 Runway Look 40 Very few made and very rare and beautiful example of his work Under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen It is cut to push the breasts up and then the rest of the dress flows over the body with a train that travels out behind you. Hand embroidered net overlay that goes over the bodice and around the back. A slightly textured ivory silk chiffon flows to the floor under that.